Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Ornelas had a two-run, pinch-hit single in Texas’ four-run ninth and the Rangers scored six times in the final two innings to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Saturday night. Nathaniel Lowe had a home run among his three hits and drove in three runs, including one
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Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides near the capital Kathmandu, as the death toll from flooding rose to at least 148 with dozens missing, officials said Sunday. The weather improved on Sunday following three days of monsoon rains,
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — Helene sigue desatando su ferocidad en el sureste del país tras dejar al menos 59 muertos en cinco estados, arrasar comunidades, cortar el suministro eléctrico y dejar a muchas personas atrapadas en las inundaciones, después de que la histórica tormenta tocara tierra en la región del Big Bend, la curva que
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The Southeast is grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall Thursday as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region and tore through multiple states, killing at least 95 people, knocking out power to millions and trapping families in floodwaters. In hard-hit North Carolina,
Continue ReadingWSOC, CNN By Steve Almasy, Andy Rose and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Short on supplies, power and patience, storm victims who saw the brutal force of Helene upend their lives have emerged to a new week, facing the daunting challenge of rebuilding. Some of the roads and bridges they need to do the job
Continue Reading ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Sam Hicks ran for 203 yards and three touchdowns, Maverick McIvor threw two touchdown passes and Abilene Christian beat winless Utah Tech 55-30 on Saturday night. Hicks had scoring runs from the 53, 35 and 8 yards. McIvor completed 18 of 33 passes for 286 yards. Isaiah Johnson added 82
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — NaQuari Rogers and quarterback Devon Dampier each ran for three of New Mexico’s seven rushing touchdowns and the Lobos beat New Mexico State 50-40 Saturday night to give coach Bronco Mendenhall his first win with the program. Rogers finished with 122 yards rushing on 21 carries and Dampier was 13-of-28
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Paul Rothrock scored an early goal and Stefan Frei made it stand up as the Seattle Sounders held off the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Sunday night after both teams clinched playoff spots before the beginning of the match. Seattle (14-9-8) punched its ticket to the playoffs after FC Dallas lost 3-0 to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Vitalant and Cielo Vista Mall are asking the community to roll up their sleeves and donate the gift of life. The mall is hosting Vitalant Blood Drives Sunday to help store up the blood supply. Vitalant staff will be in the lower level of the mall by JC Penney from
Continue Reading Associated Press Temwa Chawinga scored her league-leading 17th goal of the season to help the Kansas City Current come from behind for a 1-1 draw with Gotham FC on Saturday in the National Women’s Soccer League. Gotham (13-4-5) took the lead in the 23rd minute when Yazmeen Ryan’s cross deflected off a Current defender and
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Jacobian Morgan accounted for four touchdowns to lead Jackson State to a 43-14 rout over Texas Southern on Saturday night. Morgan’s 2-yard touchdown run made it 20-0 early in the second quarter and his 72-yard rushing score gave Jackson State (3-2, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) a 34-14 lead with 7:05 remaining. Morgan
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at the University of Texas at El Paso hosted their fall Florafest Saturday. The semi-annual event is a special one-day plant sale for everyone in the community. Plant-lovers were able to ask local master gardeners, and other plant experts for advice on the proper care of
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Actor Drake Hogestyn, known for his role as John Black on the soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” has died following a battle with cancer, his family announced on Saturday. He was 70 years old. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Drake Hogestyn. He was
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” kicked off Season 50 with a predictably star-studded cold open that put a focus on the upcoming presidential election, lampooning the rallies held by candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Maya Rudolph, reprising her role as Harris, joked that her campaign was
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Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Along the Cumberland River just north of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, tourists on party pontoons float past the recognizable skyline, but they also can see something a little less expected: hundreds of sheep nibbling on the grass along the riverbank. The urban sheepherder who manages this flock, Zach Richardson, said
Continue Reading LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tahj Brooks ran for 172 yards while scoring the tying and go-ahead touchdowns, Behren Morton threw two TDs to Coy Eakin and Texas Tech held on to beat Cincinnati 44-41 on Saturday night when the Bearcats missed a 51-yard field goal attempt on the game’s final play. “There were so many
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema, hours before showtime. The 36-year-old already had tickets to the Watergate-themed double feature of 1976’s “All the President’s Men” and 1999’s “Dick.” But Villalon braved Los Angeles’ infamous rush-hour traffic to snag front-row seats at
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California tribe’s chances of owning a Las Vegas-style casino seemed like a dream as unlikely as hitting the jackpot. Now the Koi Nation has teamed up with the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and moved a step closer to building a $600 million casino in the heart of
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Their costumes are put on with surgical precision: Floppy hats, foam noses, bright clothes, and a ukulele with multicolored nylon strings. Moments later, in a beige hospital ward normally filled with the beeping sounds of medical machinery, there are bursts of giggles and silly singing. As Ukraine’s medical facilities
Continue Reading Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy’s small wood sander. Ralahy, eyes sparkling behind his glasses, has learned in 30 years as a craftsman at the
Continue Reading Associated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities struggled to get water and other supplies to isolated, flood-stricken areas across the U.S. Southeast in the wake of Hurricane Helene as the death toll from the storm rose to nearly 100. A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed due
Continue Reading Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping into anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other issues. But its chances of governing were unclear. Preliminary official results showed the Freedom Party finishing
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion, strolling past a security guard side-by-side with Emma Coronel, the wife of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Sporting suits and sunglasses, the pair stride into a dimly
Continue Reading DENTON, Texas (AP) — Chandler Morris threw for 439 yards and five touchdown passes to five different receivers as North Texas routed Tulsa 52-20 in the American Athletic Conference opener for both schools on Saturday night. Makenzie McGill II dashed 75 yards one play after Tulsa kicked a 45-yard Seth Morgan field goal to put
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Jennings passed for a career-high three touchdowns and Kobe Wilson returned one of three SMU interceptions 82 yards for a score as the Mustangs beat Florida State 42-16 on Saturday night before a sellout crowd in their ACC debut. Jennings threw TD passes of 11 and 15 yards to RJ Maryland
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jáder Obrian and defender Guilherme Biro both scored late in the second half to help Austin FC pull out a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Neither team scored until Matt Crooks found the net unassisted three minutes into the second half to put Real Salt Lake (14-7-10)
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Lamagea McDowell scored from a yard out in the fifth overtime to give Prairie View A&M a 36-34 win over Grambling on Saturday night in the State Fair Classic played at the Cotton Bowl. Both teams scored touchdowns and converted PATs in the first overtime and both made field goals in the
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Hahsaun Wilson scored on a 1-yard run with 47 seconds left to lift Charlotte to a 21-20 win over Rice on Saturday in the 49ers American Athletic Conference opener. Deshawn Purdie threw a pair of long touchdown passes to O’Mega Blake in the third quarter to put Charlotte up 14-10 after three
Continue Reading STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Victor Gabalis threw three touchdown passes, Kayvon Britten ran for 181 yards and Tarleton State held off Southeastern Louisiana 36-33 on Saturday night. The Texans’ win overshadowed the efforts of Antonio Martin Jr., who had 206 yards rushing with three touchdowns for the Lions. There were six lead changes, the last
Continue Reading Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep South had turned his earlier broadsides into a rallying cry over a college football game as they prepared for the former president’s visit later in the evening. “You gotta get these people
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